Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-06-05
CUNNING Alone uEl~KLr.
FROM EN EEYwUEHE.
a Look at M" General Trade aud Indus
trial situation at th"C Country.

4 Ir"sL at he General Trade and -
trial situation ct ia" Country.
.. na. >n...a 'a..Uargt 49,
PuuNuELruIN. June 1.-The genera
-lckruing in business throughout tn,
country. ut a time when a rushing ia o
summer and fall orders was looked for, i
something of % surprise to manufacturers
and business men. The total hank clear
in~ from - cities show a decline or M
a-r cent over the previous week, but n
increase ct 10 per cent over the same week
r.-. year. There is au abundance OF money
o.. .I financial centres. Large blocks d
a.ary are being borrowed in London ut
r.. ,rur TO br Ioluri az trom 1 TO & pei
,r.f. The commercial situation Will soon
Improve. The consumption OF all klnd'
o.. m~srrrhluGi>e and manufactured products
throughout the country continues at ITS
r.tsuuum limit.
Iu Boston. dry goods are very active,
ln I~rij~burg, business il considerably III
'...ruJ wirH by the coke strike. In Cu'
,.r.rl. business Is rather staGnaut. In
S.. Louis. q lurvr distribution OF mgrrhan-
t.- Is going on, especially through the
Southwest. In Chicago, tine strike IN the
H..r,lug trades Is having q ~parIyZlug 81
...,. Ia Kansas Cjty. the season Is turn
g out very well. Real estate Is active,
AMI collections are easy. Ia st. Paul,
building operations are being vigorously
pushed, and ia Omaha. crop reports are
favorable, and building operltIonSarc very
.H.ra Film .a H..Hrr.rrer al lrrtFs YTuIl
,.uGftious are favorable, aud an Increasing
,ru-ImptIyr demand IS probable IN All the
.u.Ilay channels ct trade.
~rE,gLAToEs ~ UEEND ~rrFFS,
PROVISIONS and the like, are krruly watch
me- .or favorable opportunities for Specu-
.l,au. To ali appearances there * an
abundant supply ON hand, or in sight, OF
a0 rlr leading ,,apl, proiUcts, and prices
ar. mDsn likely 10 decline t,tutO advance.
.ar NpoI magEr, Is dull, cotton II strong
auI active, day -lod~ and clothing art
n..1g freely distributed ut ~l;0NtOu, New
Eur, and Philadelphia. The. exports OF
t...... goods. SO ,tr this year, are about
'". srmr as Lrst year, ma TIM aggregate.
..- .Itgf drm,ud Is for cotton goods.
Manufacturers throughout the East, are
..rgrfv SpII up tu the loouI. GinghamS
... ., kinds of cotton dress goods are in
demand among whuIrSalery. Wool
OIL. uua worStsds are dull, and a great
.a ot mill capacity has been temporarily
g' .-trd. Manufacturers OF all kinds OF
textile guDd-. lock forward to a sufficient
s...rcr aud Ia.l demand, To allow them
O., ruu their mill, to full capacity after
July 1.
rs IE IrNU@E TRADE,
a very active distribution ct all kinds OF
lumber products Is boz progress. Through
ont the West the drmlud Is particularly
heavy. Throughout the Fast. the heavy
supply that hs bryu received during the
past few weeks has made buyers rather
aluavauI. aud they are, and have been ior
sru. thule. buying Iua retail way, IN order
t.rHar advantage otauy weakness IN quo
t.rrru~ The export lumber trade Is good,
THE great activity in building operations
Doc u,.r> and throughout thrrural sections,
u~.rutuIuiug q steady demand ioT white
.". v..low pine. hrmIork and spruce, and
-- btrINuuj~. i;DNwond I- extremely
u Ga, leading Atlantic rrtIcS.
tan rwal trldr is assuming larger pro-
.| AHfII VIII ~ NV w N''
@.las.lJr or bJtumtuuuS fields, and It Is
'.'".rt tiEtt the coke strike Will he ter
t "a q short tune.
.fE DEMAND gpE MACHINERY,
nHNrr .ud rolling stock, a. well a.
.- H,Halud 'ur structural iron Tor building
".'.,r purposes. l. very heavy, and
'ui ~ulIag.r- viii shortly he in the
ny' '"r .fl.l heavier supplies. The
aH' s..vrr mining regions in the West
-.r ns..u two u- three weeks placed
..s "u,.s, .or msg.us machinery. There
3d. UelE. d.utud i,r IInuring mill
n aa, Dr m.l,aud Shop appliances
..... ~"r-.-Dtuu
a. I',, "n local assemblies in the
Of Labor. Perhaps 10 per cent
~ have dropped out, though the